The Conclusions And Effects Of Gambling

Introduction
The concept of addiction, originated in the field of substance abuse, particularly the abuse of alcohol, and cocaine (Courtwright, 1982; Dickson, Derevenksy & Gupta, 2002; Musto, 1973). Researchers have been working in this area for well over a century (e.g., Crothers, 1893) and have produced a substantial body of theoretical models and empirical data (Rosenthal, 1992; Taber et al., 1987). Substance addictions are usually thought of as a perceived loss of control (Room, 2003, pp. 225 & 228), caused either by qualities of the addictive substance itself, or by some psychological desire or craving the substance inspires or takes advantage of.
Many people probably millions have become addicted to gambling via operant conditioning.

Gambling is a problem when it gets in the way of work, school or other activities it harms your mental or physical health. It hurts individuals financial and damages their reputations; these problems occur along a continuum and are not discrete categories but possible points along a range of involvement.
Conclusions
Many people who gamble too much have mixed feelings about gambling. They know they are causing problems for the people they love. They may become anxious and unhappy and sometimes often hate themselves. But the urge to gamble seems too great to resist. They feel they can’t give up on all the time, money and emotion they have put into gambling. They can’t accept that they will never win back what they have lost. Some people still believe their system will pay off, their luck will change or they are due to win. Others believe that continuing to gamble is the only way out of a situation they are ashamed about. Other people promise to quit, but can’t. They fear their loved ones will find them out. This drives them deeper into hiding and further into debt. They keep hoping a big win will end their problems. Once in a while they may win, which keeps their hope alive until the losses mount up again. If they quit now, they will feel like a loser. They will have to face all the problems gambling have